Specifications

Configuring Switches
6 – 2 ShoreTel, Inc.
You can locate the model number of your switches, SG or IPBX, on the rear panel as
shown in Figure 6-1. This document distinguishes between switches based on the
model number and number of RUs the switch occupies.
Figure 6-1 IPBX-24 Model Number Label
Your system may include the following second generation switches:
• ShoreGear-120/24 Voice Switch (1 RU)
• ShoreGear-60/12 Voice Switch (1 RU)
• ShoreGear-40/8 Voice Switch (1 RU)
• ShoreGear-T1 (SG-T1) Voice Switch (1 RU)
You may also have the following first generation switches in your system:
• ShoreGear-24 (IPBX-24) Voice Switch (2 RU)
• ShoreGear-12 (IPBX-12) Voice Switch (1.5 RU)
• ShoreGear-Teleworker (IPBX-TW) Voice Switch (1.5 RU)
• ShoreGear-T1 (IPBX-T1) Voice Switch (1.5 RU)
• ShoreGear-E1 (IPBX-E1) Voice Switch (1.5 RU)
SG-120/24, -60/12, -40/8, and -T1 Switches
This section describes the second generation switches supported by ShoreTel 6.1. For
information on first generation switches, see “IPBX-24, -12, -Teleworker, -T1, and -E1
Switches” on page 6-13.
ShoreGear-120/24 Voice Switch
The ShoreGear-120/24 (Figure 6-2) supports 24 analog ports: 8 universal telephone/
trunk ports and 16 telephone ports. The ShoreGear-120/24 interfaces to standard
analog trunks using loop start or wink start signaling, as well as to standard analog
telephones, including CLASS feature phones with Caller ID Name and Number, and
Message Waiting. When you are connecting to both LAN connectors in a redundant
network configuration, one network port will be active and the other will be in standby
mode. If one LAN connection fails, the switch automatically changes to the other LAN
connection.
The ShoreGear-120/24 can be configured to support up to 120 ShoreTel IP Phones (five
IP phones per IP phone port). The ShoreGear-120/24 ports can also be used to support
Model Number